We’ve been going over some of the basics that candidates should know before taking on the Selection Course, and with a lot of prospective Special Operations guys coming into the pipeline via the 18X program for Special Forces, most don’t have any experience in Land Navigation. So, many of the questions we get are centered […]
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Special Operations Forces Selection PT Preparation 8.24.2017
Special Operations Forces Selection PT Preparation 8.24.2017 Thursday is another UBRR training day followed by a 4-mile rucksack march. Are you keeping a log of your times on your runs and rucks? You should mark down in your log book, your workouts and especially your times on the runs and rucks. You should notice a […]
Special Operations Forces Selection PT Preparation 8.9.2017
Special Operations Forces Selection PT Preparation 8.9.2017 Back to the gym today, working our back and shoulders followed by a shuttle run and a swim in fatigues and boots. Remember to stretch really well before and after your workout and drink plenty of water. I know that we harp on that a lot but it […]
SERE (Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape) Level C Course And the truth will set you free
Most of what we write here at SpecialOperations.com deals with the training side of the house. What you’ll need to do to pass the Selection and Assessment courses. But today we’ll leap ahead to the second phase of the Special Forces Qualification Course or SFQC for Special Forces students and talk about SERE training. Since […]
The Attrition Rate for Special Operations Forces Don’t Matter
One of the things that always gets a ton of mileage on social media when discussing Special Operations troops is the attrition rate. Drop in on any of the major sites and the talk of the training attrition rates always comes up. Would-be SOF candidates are always doing the math in their heads, trying to […]
SOF Selection PT Preparation 3.21.2017
Today is a swim day, which hasn’t been a big focus on here recently but should be. Remember the swim test is a big part of the initial testing phase and many candidates fail to properly prepare for it. Warm up first – 3 x 30 seconds each of Mountain climbers and Spider-Man planks Swim […]